Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-16

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W. Pfescgtf, II San En1eiscos wbc are
fnfsrsatsd II he Puget Is1n Ogmpa1y
e Iron11le. Fnturaed ff0m Iexsda
Ialand this moruinR In eomp4ny uith
James T. Saith ard GeJFRg RFoe1ehez
Tha party have bsen opxF on TIE isiands
which d Iocated il BEifis1 Columeia
Asc9rtaininR the resources o. TIE mines
end facilities of getting us iron ere -
sida wafer. Mr.. PEsngoott infGEme0 tbs
Peer fNTEEEaaEnCHR man inst she oE8
uhseb Il Tnexhanstahie, Il locsss9 %
the aieo ct Q m1uniA1n ab0u8 nvo
nnnared feet fR0m tlds wafer. A
snfseg has been made for TIE paFpJ1e
Of huiidtuR q narrow RuaEa Fatiread 10
ine wharf for the quiek transportation
Of tha ore 90 the whaFves, and themes
10 KFon6nle on vessels. Ine Govern
msn9 dufy on this ore Is eeventy-nEs
cents per con. Evil the fnFnsees r.
snms assipe operations before tue Isl Of
Ianuafyf asked tie correspondent.
sYees hn6 ne haYe NOS decided fusf
where wrrk will be rFsnmed. a. Erea1
% snY impoFtau1 iulproFsmsnts are con
ternp,ased. which. when completed, will
enploY nd0Fs men than heretofore. We
intend 10 arrange for tho manufacture
Of plate iron, which b now transported
three fhonsand niles across the cont
rect % this coast. This quality Of ma
tsrial q sssd principally Coz the bald
ina Of iron vessels. sueh as Government
cruisers. Arrangements for the s1ant-
faetuEinG ef steel are also eontem-
plated
The party lsft for Isondsls on q
special steamer fhia morning, whore 9
conferences viii Be held and plans for
the seaseo arranged.
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Ths eomplasat Of David 6sllars. asa
man, against the master and ship Osos-
dental, which vas hled lsst night. Fer
alleged kidneppinR and cruelty, exsitss
osnsidakAkie controversy. TIE Iibolant
emearB that be did not aiRn tue shipping
articles bsfore ehe Uaited States Oonsui
Ia Valparaiso oontraEy 10 Law; thai On
bis ARRIVAL 10 Aospaieo, beoau8s Of the
inde6nite description Of fhe voyage IN
fho articles and the uncertainty Of the
destination, the libelanf. with ether
members Of the crew, refused duty.
Wheraupon the libelanl vas. et the In
stance Gnd By the pFoourement Of the
master. thrown into Mexican pKiaon,
uhers be wns kept Ia conansmeni fer
eighteen days and uas thsn and there,
Ia the presence Of the American Consul.
discharged fran further aeEvlce on
board toe Occidental. The libsiaut vas
then arrested ~ Mexican police officers
and, without hearing before any court
Of iusties. taken By force on board the
Occidental and iF0ned; that finally. af-
taF many threats Of personal injury, the
iibelaut, In fear Of death or serious
bodily harm, consented to ptoceed aud
perform duty On said vessel 10 Puees
Sound. Furthermore, che defendants re-
ceivsd two pounds OF tobacco, valued af
g, and that on compilation Of the vey-
age libeEant vas refused further oom
psnealion b. the master. Sellers pFays
that damages be awarded for his prop
eTty, iniury 30 peveon and health Ia tbs
SUM Of 5000, and Iibels the ship Osci
dental for that amount. The Occi-
dental gave bo1ds Ia ths sum Of Rls00
and proceed 10 Tacoma 10 load coal for
San Francisco.
Tkrooka MAIL sEHxIcB.
The Pcstofios Department have re-
fused TO compensate carriers for taking
the mail from Neah Bay 10 Tatoosh
IslAnd. when the postoftoe vas e.
tablisbed ct Tatoosh Island the Depart
meut informed the Postmaster. Alex
sampaon. THAI the public must pay tie
carriers for their seEyioe or else do with,
cut their mail. Those bsnslted b. this
service have taken up Q private sub
ssriptIon and employed an Indian oar
Fier. TIE GoveFnmen3 iateR on die.
continued the Tstoosh postofaee.
KxoUnsIon on zHH PaEMzxn.
The ne9 steamship Premier arrived
here today at l o'clock with go excuF-
eionists from Victoria. TIE visitors
pssned the afternoon IL visiting inter
eslinQ points around Port Townsend.
They we're defcAted In a tug Of ear con
test, In whinh ten men from each side
we're snQaRed. Yankee ingenuity came
into clay, b. which the end OF the rope
pulled by the Americans was hilched
on 20 q team Of horses. The BFitishars.
uoa 10 Be untdone. tied their end 10 the
water wurks. Each ssds appeared sheep
ish When tbs facis became known.
The Premier paid OF TIE old oreW and
ahipraa another. She sailed for Vic
toris a. 5 o'clock and will return on
Mondas fer seattle loaded With freight
from vanssuveR.
roWH zoPIcs.
@. Z. Buslsg, Of the unised States
siQnal Cospa, stationed a. Taaoosh lei
and, paased through this city today, 60
route 90 Oregon for brief star.
Toe steamer RIxa Andersen arrived
from vansonver, British Colembia, to
day and discharned . few tona Of fgeinht
e the Union wharf, Q small portion o.
which i consigned 10 San Diego.
John 5ones. Of San Juan County has
hFoueht sui1 against ArtnuR BarioW fer
$40, amoant which b due piainaiH fsF
servieos rendersd. The case viii b
tried &C lhe next term II Court.
On she North Paeiko This moTnipe
one hnndre4 eassa o. Chinese IiQaor
eams thaoagh bonded. consigned %
Portland merchants.
Ths steamship Mexico safled at three
osniuck tia morning after TAXING absard
abons nfseen tons Of freight fer San
Franchise.
Port Iounssud. 0cs.. Is. 1881.
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